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From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices...

A Pura Belpré award-winner sheds light on the significance of Aztec manuscripts, and the universal power of books, in this tribute to Mesoamerican ingenuity.

Kind, quiet Tannie Maria isn't a woman who draws much notice. She leads a solitary life, writing recipes for the local gazette, cooking with ingredients from her garden, and chatting with her pet chicken, Morag. When Maria becomes the newspaper's advice columnist, she peppers her responses with delectable recipes to help people fix their problems. But after a woman who wrote to her turns up dead, Maria and her colleague, rookie journalist Jessie,...

Ryner Lute is a lazy student of the Roland Empire Royal Magician's School. One day, the Roland Empire goes to war against a neighboring country Estabul, and Ryner loses his classmates in the battle. After the war, at Emperor Sion Astarl's command, Ryner sets out on a journey to find the relics of a 'Legendary Hero.' During his quest, he finds out that a deadly curse is spreading across the continent.

With three years under their belt, the rookies of Fifteen Division know that rolling with the punches is more than just a life lesson, it's an essential part of the job. Change is the only constant, and if you don't adapt, you're left behind. Now, for these five officers, the time has come to look change right in the eye and make some big, bold choices.

Brother Hugo can't return his library book, "The letters of St. Augustine", because, it turns out, the precious book has been devoured by a bear! Instructed by the Abbot to borrow another monastery's copy and create a replacement, the hapless monk painstakingly crafts a new book, copying it letter by letter and line by line. But when he sets off to return the borrowed copy, he finds himself trailed by his hungry new friend. Once a bear has a taste...

Collects videos for the song "I Am A Gummy Bear," which became an instant hit on the Internet through social networking sites, in eight different languages, as well as a new short "The Nuki Song."

A Grandmother's dying wish brings her estranged family together and miracles happen.

Every day, Snail waits for Fish to come home with a new story... -- Today, Fish's story (about pirates!) is too grand to simply be told: Fish wants to show Snail. But that would mean leaving their familiar world - a scary prospect for Snail, who would rather stay safely at home and pretend to be kittens. Fish scoffs that cats are boring; Snail snaps back. Is this area too small for the two feuding friends? Could this be the end of Fish and Snail?

In this upbeat story about kindness and inclusion, young viewers learn how to "be a bridge," including by welcoming new students and comforting upset classmates.